Nothing exciting today but yesterday Mary and friends went a movie at the Arcadia. Although she does not name it, Mile-a-Minute Kendall starring Jack Pickford was playing that day. The film has subsequently been lost. This from The Philadelphia Inquirer from May 5:
From Wikipedia: "Jack Pickford (born John Charles Smith; August 18, 1896 – January 3, 1933) was a Canadian-born American actor, film director and producer. He was the younger brother of actresses Mary and Lottie Pickford.
After their father deserted the family, all three Pickford children began working as child actors on the stage. Mary Pickford later became a highly popular silent film, producer and early Hollywood pioneer. While Jack also appeared in numerous films as the "All American boy next door" and was a fairly popular performer, his popularity never matched that of his sister's as his off screen antics overshadowed his career. By the late 1920s, his career had begun to decline due to his penchant for partying and frequent use of drugs and alcohol. In 1933, Pickford died in Paris of progressive multiple neuritis, aged 36."
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